FComEx: Urea (PC000021)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Creation date

2015-10-09 22:27:24 UTC

Update date

2017-01-19 02:36:10 UTC

FoodComEx ID

PC000021

FoodDB Record

FDB012174

Chemical Information

Name

Urea

Description

Urea, also known as ur or carbamide, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ureas. Ureas are compounds containing two amine groups joined by a carbonyl (C=O) functional group. Urea is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Urea exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. Within humans, urea participates in a number of enzymatic reactions. In particular, urea can be converted into urea through the action of the enzyme urea transporter 2. In addition, urea can be converted into urea; which is mediated by the enzyme urea transporter 2. In humans, urea is involved in torsemide action pathway. Outside of the human body, Urea is found, on average, in the highest concentration within milk (cow). Urea has also been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as thistles, kai-lans, red raspberries, biscuits, and black crowberries. This could make urea a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. Urea is a potentially toxic compound. A carbonyl group with two C-bound amine groups.

CAS Number

57-13-6

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Synonym	Source
Alphadrate	biospider
Aqua care	biospider
Aqua care HP	biospider
Aquacare	biospider
Aquacare HP	biospider
ARF	biospider
B-I-k	biospider
Benural 70	biospider
Beta-I-k	biospider
Breathtek ubt for h-pylori	biospider
Bromisovalum	HMDB
Bubber shet	biospider
Calmurid	HMDB
Calmurid HC	HMDB
Carbaderm	biospider
Carbamide	db_source
Carbamide resin	biospider
Carbamimic acid	biospider
Carbamimidic acid	biospider
Carbonamidimidic acid	biospider
Carbonyl diamide	biospider
Carbonyl diamine	biospider
Carbonyldiamide	biospider
Carbonyldiamine	biospider
Carmol	biospider
Carmol HC	biospider
Cerovel	biospider
e927b	ChEBI
Elaqua XX	biospider
H2NC(O)NH2	ChEBI
Harnstoff	biospider
Helicosol	biospider
Hyanit	biospider
Isoharnstoff	biospider
Isourea	biospider
Karbamid	biospider
Keratinamin	biospider
Keratinamin kowa	HMDB
Mocovina	biospider
Onychomal	HMDB
Panafil	biospider
Pastaron	biospider
Pastaron (TN)	biospider
Pseudourea	biospider
Rubinol ST 010	biospider
Supercel 3000	biospider
Superprill	biospider
U-cort	biospider
Ultra mide	biospider
ur	ChEBI
URE	HMDB
Ureacin-20	biospider
Ureaphil	db_source
Uree	ChEBI
Ureophil	biospider
Urepeal	biospider
Urepearl	biospider
Ureum	biospider
Urevert	biospider
Varioform II	biospider

Chemical Formula

CH4N2O

IUPAC name

urea

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/CH4N2O/c2-1(3)4/h(H4,2,3,4)

InChI Key

XSQUKJJJFZCRTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Isomeric SMILES

NC(N)=O

Average Molecular Weight

60.0553

Monoisotopic Molecular Weight

60.03236276

Chemical Taxonomy

Description

Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as ureas. Ureas are compounds containing two amine groups joined by a carbonyl (C=O) functional group.

Kingdom

Organic compounds

Super Class

Organic acids and derivatives

Class

Organic carbonic acids and derivatives

Sub Class

Ureas

Direct Parent

Ureas

Alternative Parents

Substituents